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Raw: Orangutan predicts German soccer winner

Date:

May 15, 2014

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Summary:

The outcome of a German soccer match was predicted by an orangutan at a zoo in Dortmund, Germany on Thursday. "Walter" picked his hometown team of Dortmund by ripping the team's scarf out of a ball, and putting it over his head. (May 15)
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Orangutan's Cancer Treatment Similar to Humans

AP (Sep. 17, 2012) &#151; Peanut is the first documented case of an orangutan undergoing a cancer treatment that is similar to that of a human. She began treatment for non-Hodgkin lymphoma in early August and is expected to receive six treatments of chemotherapy.

Orangutan Mother of Twins Returns to Indonesian Jungle

AFP (Jan. 12, 2015) &#151; A once-blind female orangutan is released back into the Indonesian jungle but looking after both her young twins just proves too difficult. Duration: 02:18
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